TY - JOUR
AU - Zeitlin, Jennifer
AU - Philibert, Marianne
AU - Barros, Henrique
AU - Broeders, Lisa
AU - Cap, Jan
AU - Draušnik, Željka
AU - Engjom, Hilde
AU - Farr, Alex
AU - Fresson, Jeanne
AU - Gatt, Miriam
AU - Gissler, Mika
AU - Heller, Günther
AU - Isakova, Jelena
AU - Källén, Karin
AU - Kyprianou, Theopisti
AU - Loghi, Marzia
AU - Monteath, Kirsten
AU - Mortensen, Laust
AU - Rihs, Tonia
AU - Sakkeus, Luule
AU - Sikora, Izabela
AU - Szamotulska, Katarzyna
AU - Velebil, Petr
AU - Verdenik, Ivan
AU - Weber, Guy
AU - Zile, Irisa
AU - Zurriaga, Oscar
AU - Smith, Lucy
PY - 2024
DA - July
TI - Socioeconomic disparities in changes to preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of 21 European countries
JO - European Journal of Public Health
EP - i66
VL - 34
IS - S1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad186
AB - BackgroundDespite concerns about worsening pregnancy outcomes resulting from healthcare restrictions, economic difficulties and increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, preterm birth (PTB) rates declined in some countries in 2020, while stillbirth rates appeared stable. Like other shocks, the pandemic may have exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparities in pregnancy, but this remains to be established. Our objective was to investigate changes in PTB and stillbirth by socioeconomic status (SES) in European countries.
PB - Oxford University Press
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/179413
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Maternity and early years
KW - Socioeconomic factors
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